diff --git a/src/__tests__/issued-orders.test.ts b/src/__tests__/issued-orders.test.ts
index 2a5e4c3..f1ba5cc 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/issued-orders.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/issued-orders.test.ts
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ describe("renderIssuedOrderHtml", () => {
     expect(fallback).toContain("Objednáváme si u Vás:");
   });
 
-  it("never renders VAT columns, totals NET with 'Celkem bez DPH' and the prices notice", () => {
+  it("never renders VAT columns or notices; totals NET with 'Celkem bez DPH'", () => {
     const html = renderIssuedOrderHtml(order, items, null, null, "cs", issuer);
     // No VAT anywhere — the PO is not a tax document.
     expect(html).not.toContain("%DPH");
@@ -540,21 +540,17 @@ describe("renderIssuedOrderHtml", () => {
     // Line total = netto (2 × 100).
     expect(html).toContain('<td class="right total-cell">200,00</td>');
     expect(html).toContain("Celkem bez DPH");
-    // No Mezisoučet row (it would duplicate the grand total).
+    // No Mezisoučet row (it would duplicate the grand total) and no
+    // prices-excl.-VAT notice (user removed it — the total label suffices).
     expect(html).not.toContain("Mezisoučet");
-    // The fixed prices-excl.-VAT notice.
-    expect(html).toContain(
-      "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH. DPH bude účtováno dle platných předpisů.",
-    );
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH");
   });
 
-  it("renders the English notice and total label for lang=en", () => {
+  it("renders the English total label for lang=en, no VAT columns or notice", () => {
     const html = renderIssuedOrderHtml(order, items, null, null, "en", issuer);
     expect(html).toContain("Total excl. VAT");
-    expect(html).toContain(
-      "Prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged according to applicable regulations.",
-    );
     expect(html).not.toContain("VAT%");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Prices are exclusive of VAT");
   });
 
   it("footer shows the logged-in user's name, no e-mail, no Schválil column", () => {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/pdf-vat-note.test.ts b/src/__tests__/pdf-no-vat.test.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from src/__tests__/pdf-vat-note.test.ts
rename to src/__tests__/pdf-no-vat.test.ts
index 74707a8..dad8bd0 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/pdf-vat-note.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/pdf-no-vat.test.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import offersPdfRoutes from "../routes/admin/offers-pdf";
 
 // Offers, received orders (their confirmation PDF) and issued orders are NOT
 // tax documents — VAT must never appear on them. These tests pin that contract
-// for the confirmation and offer PDFs: no VAT columns/rows, the grand total is
-// "Celkem bez DPH" / "Total excl. VAT", and the fixed prices-excl.-VAT notice
-// is printed. (The issued-order PDF is covered in issued-orders.test.ts.)
+// for the confirmation and offer PDFs: no VAT columns/rows/notices, and the
+// grand total is "Celkem bez DPH" / "Total excl. VAT". (The issued-order PDF
+// is covered in issued-orders.test.ts.)
 
-const CS_NOTE =
-  "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH. DPH bude účtováno dle platných předpisů.";
-const EN_NOTE =
-  "Prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged according to applicable regulations.";
+// The explanatory prices-excl.-VAT notice was removed at user request — the
+// total label alone carries the information. Pin its absence too.
+const CS_NOTE = "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH";
+const EN_NOTE = "Prices are exclusive of VAT";
 
 describe("renderOrderConfirmationHtml (order confirmation PDF)", () => {
   const order = {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("renderOrderConfirmationHtml (order confirmation PDF)", () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  it("cs: NET total labeled 'Celkem bez DPH', no VAT columns, notice present", () => {
+  it("cs: NET total labeled 'Celkem bez DPH', no VAT columns or notice", () => {
     const html = renderOrderConfirmationHtml(order, items, null, "cs", "Jan");
     expect(html).not.toContain("%DPH");
     expect(html).not.toContain(">DPH<");
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ describe("renderOrderConfirmationHtml (order confirmation PDF)", () => {
     // Line total = netto (2 × 100), no VAT-on-top anywhere.
     expect(html).toContain('<td class="right total-cell">200,00</td>');
     expect(html).toContain("Celkem bez DPH");
-    expect(html).toContain(CS_NOTE);
+    expect(html).not.toContain(CS_NOTE);
   });
 
-  it("en: 'Total excl. VAT' + the English notice, no VAT columns", () => {
+  it("en: 'Total excl. VAT', no VAT columns or notice", () => {
     const html = renderOrderConfirmationHtml(order, items, null, "en", "Jan");
     expect(html).not.toContain("VAT%");
     expect(html).toContain("Total excl. VAT");
-    expect(html).toContain(EN_NOTE);
+    expect(html).not.toContain(EN_NOTE);
   });
 
   it("excludes not-included lines from the NET total", () => {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ afterAll(async () => {
 });
 
 describe("GET /api/admin/offers-pdf/:id (offer PDF html)", () => {
-  it("renders NET-only totals with 'Celkem bez DPH' and the cs notice", async () => {
+  it("renders NET-only totals with 'Celkem bez DPH', no notice", async () => {
     // Direct prisma insert (explicit number → no sequence consumed).
     const quotation = await prisma.quotations.create({
       data: {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe("GET /api/admin/offers-pdf/:id (offer PDF html)", () => {
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
     const html = res.body;
     expect(html).toContain("Celkem bez DPH");
-    expect(html).toContain(CS_NOTE);
+    expect(html).not.toContain(CS_NOTE);
     expect(html).not.toContain("%DPH");
     expect(html).not.toContain("Mezisoučet");
     expect(html).not.toContain("Celkem k úhradě");
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/issued-orders-pdf.ts b/src/routes/admin/issued-orders-pdf.ts
index 13ab7df..8d75bb6 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/issued-orders-pdf.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/issued-orders-pdf.ts
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     col_total: "Celkem",
     total_no_vat: "Celkem bez DPH",
     amounts_in: "Částky jsou uvedeny v",
-    vat_notice:
-      "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH. DPH bude účtováno dle platných předpisů.",
     notes: "Poznámky",
     delivery_terms: "Dodací podmínky:",
     payment_terms: "Platební podmínky:",
@@ -227,8 +225,6 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     col_total: "Total",
     total_no_vat: "Total excl. VAT",
     amounts_in: "Amounts are in",
-    vat_notice:
-      "Prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged according to applicable regulations.",
     notes: "Notes",
     delivery_terms: "Delivery terms:",
     payment_terms: "Payment terms:",
@@ -593,12 +589,6 @@ export function renderIssuedOrderHtml(
     color: #1a1a1a;
     margin-top: 2mm;
   }
-  .totals .vat-note {
-    text-align: right;
-    font-size: 8pt;
-    color: #646464;
-    margin-top: 1mm;
-  }
 
   /* Dodaci / platebni podminky (PO-specificke) */
   .terms {
@@ -751,7 +741,6 @@ ${indentCSS}
         <span class="value">${formatNum(total)} ${escapeHtml(currency)}</span>
       </div>
       <div class="currency-note">${escapeHtml(t.amounts_in)} ${escapeHtml(currency)}</div>
-      <div class="vat-note">${escapeHtml(t.vat_notice)}</div>
     </div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/offers-pdf.ts b/src/routes/admin/offers-pdf.ts
index 0dd9009..b54a644 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/offers-pdf.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/offers-pdf.ts
@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@ const TRANSLATIONS: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {
   included: { EN: "Included", CZ: "Zahrnuto" },
   total: { EN: "Total", CZ: "Celkem" },
   total_no_vat: { EN: "Total excl. VAT", CZ: "Celkem bez DPH" },
-  vat_notice: {
-    EN: "Prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged according to applicable regulations.",
-    CZ: "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH. DPH bude \u00FA\u010Dtov\u00E1no dle platn\u00FDch p\u0159edpis\u016F.",
-  },
   ico: { EN: "ID", CZ: "I\u010CO" },
   dic: { EN: "VAT ID", CZ: "DI\u010C" },
   page: { EN: "Page", CZ: "Strana" },
@@ -321,8 +317,7 @@ export default async function offersPdfRoutes(
         const totalsHtml = `<div class="grand">
       <span class="label">${escapeHtml(t("total_no_vat"))}</span>
       <span class="value">${formatCurrency(total, currency)}</span>
-    </div>
-    <div class="vat-note">${escapeHtml(t("vat_notice"))}</div>`;
+    </div>`;
         const quotationNumber = escapeHtml(quotation.quotation_number);
 
         let scopeHtml = "";
@@ -566,12 +561,6 @@ ${indentCSS}
     border-bottom: 2.5pt solid #de3a3a;
     padding-bottom: 1mm;
   }
-  .totals .vat-note {
-    text-align: right;
-    font-size: 8pt;
-    color: #646464;
-    margin-top: 2mm;
-  }
 
   /* ---- Scope sections ---- */
   .scope-page {
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/orders-pdf.ts b/src/routes/admin/orders-pdf.ts
index 52c6f7f..debcaf0 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/orders-pdf.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/orders-pdf.ts
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ const translations: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {
     col_total: "Celkem",
     total_no_vat: "Celkem bez DPH",
     amounts_in: "Částky jsou uvedeny v",
-    vat_notice:
-      "Ceny jsou uvedeny bez DPH. DPH bude účtováno dle platných předpisů.",
     notes: "Poznámky",
     issued_by: "Vystavil:",
     received_by: "Převzal:",
@@ -219,8 +217,6 @@ const translations: Record<string, Record<string, string>> = {
     col_total: "Total",
     total_no_vat: "Total excl. VAT",
     amounts_in: "Amounts are in",
-    vat_notice:
-      "Prices are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be charged according to applicable regulations.",
     notes: "Notes",
     issued_by: "Issued by:",
     received_by: "Received by:",
@@ -573,12 +569,6 @@ export function renderOrderConfirmationHtml(
     color: #1a1a1a;
     margin-top: 2mm;
   }
-  .totals .vat-note {
-    text-align: right;
-    font-size: 8pt;
-    color: #646464;
-    margin-top: 1mm;
-  }
 
   /* Vystavil */
   .issued-by {
@@ -736,7 +726,6 @@ ${indentCSS}
         <span class="value">${formatNum(total)} ${escapeHtml(currency)}</span>
       </div>
       <div class="currency-note">${escapeHtml(t.amounts_in)} ${escapeHtml(currency)}</div>
-      <div class="vat-note">${escapeHtml(t.vat_notice)}</div>
     </div>
   </div>